<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Lafayette Police Department</title><description>Lafayette Police Department&apos;s News Releases</description><language>en-us</language><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp</link><atom:link href="http://www.lafayettela.gov/upload/images/xmlfiles/lafayettepolicenewsreleases.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title><![CDATA[Peep Tom Suspect Sought]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4510</link><description><![CDATA[Detectives with the Lafayette Police Department are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a suspect peeping through windows at a south Lafayette apartment complex.  Between August 25, 2009, and March 12, 2010, there have been 11 reports of a white male looking through windows of apartments at 2314 Kaliste Saloom Road.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:45:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4510</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Identity of Car Burglar Suspect Sought]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4489</link><description><![CDATA[Detectives with the Lafayette Police Department are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the individual in the below photos.  The suspect was attempting to use an ATM card of a victim at a local bank within hours of when the victim's vehicle was burglarized.  Between February 6, 2010 and February 23, 2010, there have been 7 vehicles burglarized in the area of Johnston Street and Doucet Road.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4489</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attempt To Identify and Locate Stolen Vehicle Suspect]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4539</link><description><![CDATA[The Lafayette Police Department is attempting to identify a suspect who stole a car from a residence in Lafayette and whose photo was captured on a traffic camera.  The vehicle, a 2008 Toyota Tundra, was stolen on December 9, 2010, at approximately 3:30 am, from a secure garage in Lafayette.  The suspect's photo was captured by a red light camera not long after the incident occurred as he sped through an intersection.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:45:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4539</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lafayette Police Department Ranks #1 in OWI Arrest]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4369</link><description><![CDATA[On March 9, 2010, the Lafayette Police Department was recognized by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission in Baton Rouge for its OWI enforcement program in 2009.  The Lafayette Police Department ranked #1 for the most OWI arrests in 2009 by an agency within a city that has a population between 100,000 to 199,999.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:45:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4369</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect Wanted on Warrants]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4381</link><description><![CDATA[Detectives with the Lafayette Police Department are asking for the public's assistance in locating Luis Hernando Mora, Jr. (39) of Lafayette.  Mora is wanted for Violation of a Protective Order and Simple Criminal Damage to Property.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 11:15:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4381</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postal Employee Robbed on Delivery Route]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4434</link><description><![CDATA[On March 8, 2010, at approximately 3:30 pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to the 100 block of Ransome Street regarding the robbery of a postal employee.  According to the victim, a 24 year old male, he was walking his route when two black males approached him and asked for money.  The victim advised the suspect that he did not have any money and continued on his way.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4434</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Identity of Thief Sought by Police]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4647</link><description><![CDATA[The Lafayette Police Department is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying a suspect involved in a theft of over $900.00 worth of cigarettes.  On January 1, 2010, the suspect was able to go into a rear office of a convenience store in the 1300 block of the SE Evangeline Thruway undetected.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:30:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nightclub Stabbing Results in Arrest]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4658</link><description><![CDATA[On March 7, 2010, at approximately 11:30 pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to a night club in the 500 block of North Pierce Street regarding a stabbing.  According to the victim, the suspect was creating a disturbance inside of the building when she was asked to leave the property.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:10:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update III: Third Suspect Wanted in Homicide]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4594</link><description><![CDATA[On March 2, 2010, at approximately 3:30 pm, the Lafayette Police Department received an anonymous tip that a dead body was located in a wooded area near 600 N Buchanan Street.  Officers were sent to the scene and located a dead male body.  The incident was initially ruled a suspicious death.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:40:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4594</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect Sought in Flower Shop Burglary]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4469</link><description><![CDATA[The Lafayette Police Department is seeking information as to the whereabouts of a suspect who is believed to have committed a burglary at the business located at 1803 West University Avenue. On February 12, 2010, at approximately 4:00 am, the suspect is alleged to have broken the front door glass and entered the business.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4469</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Check Cashing Store Robbed at Gunpoint]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4380</link><description><![CDATA[On March 4, 2010, at approximately 5:30 pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to the 200 block of Production Drive regarding an armed robbery.  The suspect entered the business with a black handgun and demanded cash from the drawer.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 01:45:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4380</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[K-9 Captures Car Burglar on the Run]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4361</link><description><![CDATA[On February 24, 2010, at approximately 8:10 pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to a parking lot at 301 Doucet Road regarding a car burglary in progress.  The suspect was observed entering the victim's vehicle by way of the passenger side door.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:45:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4361</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employee Disturbance Results in Arrest]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4406</link><description><![CDATA[On February 24, 2010, at approximately 8:47 pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to 120 E. Gloria Switch regarding a disturbance inside of a business.  Officers discovered that two employees were involved in a verbal altercation, when one of the employees armed himself with a box cutter.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:30:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4406</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sobriety Check Point Scheduled]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4537</link><description><![CDATA[On Friday, February 26, 2010, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m., the Lafayette Police Department and the Lafayette Sheriff's Office will be conducting an OWI Checkpoint within the incorporated limits of Lafayette.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:30:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4537</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Impersonators Sought]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=2462</link><description><![CDATA[On February 18, 2010, at approximately 9:00 am, the victim reported that four men identifying themselves as police officers came to his apartment at 1400 North Bertrand Drive.  The first male was white and approximately 6'3" and 200 lbs. He told the victim they had a report of drugs activity at his apartment and they needed to search it.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:30:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=2462</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stolen Trailer with Lawn Equipment Sought]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4486</link><description><![CDATA[On January 7, 2010, a white 16 foot enclosed trailer was stolen from the 100 block of Rue Bastille.  The trailer contained 2 Bad Boy Lightning Zero 52 inch lawn mowers.  This is a brand of lawn mowers that is new to the area and is a distinct orange color.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4486</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Investigate Armed Robbery and Shooting]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4487</link><description><![CDATA[On February 20, 2010, at approximately 1:45 am, officers responded to the intersection of Helen and Madeline regarding an armed robbery.   The victim, a 39 year old male of Lafayette, informed investigators that he was walking on Madeline Avenue when three suspects approached him.  One of the suspects produced a handgun and demanded money from the victim.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North University Robbery Investigated]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4404</link><description><![CDATA[On February 21, 2010, at approximately 9:45 pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to a motel at 1604 North University Avenue regarding an Attempted Armed Robbery. The victim, a 51 year old male of Detroit, advised detectives that the suspect knocked on the door of his room and requested to use the restroom.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Sparks Investigation Surrounding Mardi Gras Incident]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4675</link><description><![CDATA[On February 19, 2010, at approximately 5:00 pm, the Lafayette Police Department was made aware of a video posted on CNN i-report regarding an incident that occurred February 16, 2010, (Mardi Gras Day) in downtown Lafayette.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Pinhook Robbery Investigated]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4651</link><description><![CDATA[On February 21, 2010, at approximately 9:30 pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to an Armed Robbery at 2428 West Pinhood Road.  The suspect entered the business, produced a small black semi-automatic pistol and demanded money and Kool's cigarettes.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car Burglar Suspects Arrested]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4538</link><description><![CDATA[On February 18, 2010, at approximately 8:30 am, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to 1400 Bertrand Drive regarding a car burglary.  Officers were able to arrive on the scene and arrest three individuals. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4538</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loan Company Robbed at Gunpoint]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4593</link><description><![CDATA[On February 18, 2010, at approximately 4:30 pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to a loan business at 2865 Ambassador Caffery Parkway regarding an Armed Robbery.  The suspect entered the business, demanded money and gave the clerk the impression that he was armed. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:20:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Identity Sought in Armed Robbery]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4403</link><description><![CDATA[On February 17, 2010, at approximately 4:00 am, a suspect approached an employee outside of the business at 101 S College Road and forced the employee inside at gunpoint.  The suspect stole an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the area.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4403</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dead Male Subject Identified]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=2400</link><description><![CDATA[On February 15, 2010, at approximately 8:20 pm, patrons at a convenience store in the 2400 block of West Congress Street located the dead body of a male subject behind the building.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:20:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=2400</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Dead from Single Vehicle Crash]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4677</link><description><![CDATA[On February 16, 2010, at approximately 4:40 pm, a vehicle traveling north in the 2700 block of the NE Evangeline Thruway veered off of the roadway and rolled multiple times. Two rear passengers were ejected from the vehicle.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:05:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detectives Attempt to Identify Suspects in Shooting]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4371</link><description><![CDATA[On February 6, 2010, at approximately 3:10 am, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to the 2000 block of the NW Evangeline Thruway regarding a shooting.  The victim, a 19 year old female of Lafayette, was riding in the rear of a vehicle when the suspects drove along side in a green Buick, traveling southbound on the NW Evangeline Thruway.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:30:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4371</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UPDATE II Driver Charged in Fatality]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4405</link><description><![CDATA[On December 5, 2009, at approximately 1:00 am, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to the 1700 block of Eraste Landy regarding a single vehicle crash.  The vehicle was traveling west when for unknown reasons lost control and struck a barrier and utility pole.  Two victims in the vehicle died at the scene.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:50:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4405</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning crash Involves School Bus]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4540</link><description><![CDATA[On February 4, 2010, at 7:45 am, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to a crash involving a school bus at the intersection of West Simcoe and Lafayette Street.  It was determined by investigators that the vehicle that struck the bus was traveling the wrong way on a one-way prior to the crash.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:30:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4540</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Department Release Uniform Crime Report Statistics]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4573</link><description><![CDATA[The Lafayette Police Department released the Uniform Crime Report Statistics for 2009. There was an overall reduction in all but one crime category over 2009 within the City of Lafayette.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:30:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mardi Gras Safety and Rules]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4362</link><description><![CDATA[The Lafayette Police Department has released Mardi Gras Rules and Safety tips for this parade season ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4362</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update: Arrest Made in Armed Robbery]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4676</link><description><![CDATA[Detectives with the Lafayette Police Department have issued an arrest warrant in connection with the armed robbery that occurred on January 8, 2010 at 3400 block of West Pinhook Road. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:50:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=4676</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UPDATE OWI Checkpoint Scheduled]]></title><link>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=2517</link><description><![CDATA[The Lafayette Police Department and the Lafayette Sheriffs Office have scheduled an OWI Checkpoint within the City of Lafayette for Saturday, January 23, 2010.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid>http://www.lafayettela.gov/Police/Press_Releases.asp?pr_id=2517</guid></item></channel></rss>